American college football season
The 2023 Louisville Cardinals football team represented University of Louisville as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Cardinals were led by first-year head coach Jeff Brohm and played home games at the L&N Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky .
This was the first season of the ACC without divisions. In this system, the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage are chosen to play in the ACC Championship Game .[1]
The Cardinals began the season 6–0. This streak was capped off by a win at home in front of a record crowd over top 10 Notre Dame .[2]
With a win over Miami on the road, Louisville clinched a spot in the 2024 ACC Championship Game . In its first appearance in program history, Louisville lost to Florida State 16–6.[3] [4]
The Cards ended the season in the 2023 Holiday Bowl against the USC Trojans , where they lost 28–42. Louisville finished the season with three straight loses to end the season with a 10–4 record.[5]
Players leaving for NFL [ edit ] Louisville had three players chosen in the 2023 NFL Draft . Three other players were signed as undrafted free agents.
Undrafted free agents [ edit ] Louisville and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[7] [8] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 without division scheduling. The new format sets Louisville with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Cardinals three set conference opponents for the next four years are Georgia Tech , Miami (FL) , and Virginia .[9] [10]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:30 p.m. vs. Georgia Tech ESPN W 39–3436,101 7:30 p.m. Murray State * ACCN W 56–045,273 September 16 12:00 p.m. vs. Indiana * BTN W 21–1437,250 September 23 3:30 p.m. Boston College L&N Stadium Louisville, KY ACCN W 56–2848,294 7:00 p.m. at NC State ESPN W 13–1056,919 October 7 7:30 p.m. No. 10 Notre Dame * No. 25 L&N Stadium Louisville, KY ABC W 33–2059,081 October 14 6:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh No. 14 The CW L 21–3846,296 October 28 3:30 p.m. No. 20 Duke No. 18 L&N Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN W 23–052,319 November 4 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech No. 13 L&N Stadium Louisville, KY ACCN W 34–349,945 7:30 p.m. Virginia No. 11 L&N Stadium Louisville, KY ESPN W 31–2444,628 November 18 12:00 p.m. at Miami (FL) No. 10 ABC W 38–3144,996 November 25 12:00 p.m. Kentucky * No. 10 L&N Stadium Louisville, KY (rivalry ) ABC L 31–3859,225 December 2 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 4 Florida State No. 14 ABC L 6–1662,314 8:00 p.m. vs. USC * No. 15 FOX L 28–4235,317
Pregame line Over/under LOU −7.0 49.5
Louisville Cardinals (0–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Louisville 6 7 10 16 39 Georgia Tech 0 28 0 6 34
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • Atlanta, Georgia
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • IndoorsGame attendance : 36,101Referee : Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ESPN) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information First quarter 12:13 LOU – Brock Travelstead 33-yard field goal – 3–0 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:30 0:21 LOU – Brock Travelstead 30-yard field goal – 6–0 Louisville , Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:26 Second quarter 11:50 GT – Brett Seither 2-yard pass from Haynes King (Gavin Stewart kick) – 7–6 Georgia Tech , Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:31 9:03 GT – Trey Cooley 1-yard run (Gavin Stewart kick) – 14–6 Georgia Tech , Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:43 5:42 LOU – Kevin Coleman Jr. 9-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–13 Georgia Tech , Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:21 3:17 GT – Trey Cooley 23-yard run (Gavin Stewart kick) – 21–13 Georgia Tech , Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:25 0:42 GT – Chase Lane 48-yard pass from Haynes King (Gavin Stewart kick) – 28–13 Georgia Tech , Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:12 Third quarter 8:19 LOU – Brock Travelstead 22-yard field goal – 28–16 Georgia Tech , Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:34 4:41 LOU – Jamari Thrash 5-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 28–23 Georgia Tech , Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:49 Fourth quarter 8:08 LOU – Jamari Thrash 20-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Jack Plummer two-point pass incomplete) – 29–28 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:58 3:41 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 74-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 36–28 Louisville , Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, 0:12 2:37 LOU – Brock Travelstead 38-yard field goal – 39–28 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:22 1:07 GT – Eric Singleton Jr. 5-yard pass from Haynes King (Haynes King two-point pass incomplete) – 39–34 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:30
Statistics LOU GT First downs 21 23 Plays–yards 65–474 70–488 Rushes–yards 34–227 38–175 Passing yards 247 313 Passing: comp–att–int 18–31–1 19–32–1 Time of possession 29:54 30:06
Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 18/31, 247 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jawhar Jordan 7 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 7 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TD Georgia Tech Passing Haynes King 19/32, 313 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Haynes King 10 carries, 53 yards Receiving Malik Rutherford 5 receptions, 85 yards
Pregame line Over/under LOU −43.5 55.5
Louisville Cardinals (1–0) vs. Murray State Racers (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Murray State 0 0 0 0 0 Louisville 7 21 14 14 56
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind : 7 mph NWGame attendance : 45,273Referee : Maurice WoodsTV announcers (ACC Network) : Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) and Sherree Burruss (sideline)
Game information First quarter 10:06 LOU – Jamari Thrash 12-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:58 Second quarter 14:38 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 1-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 3:25 6:37 LOU – Jamari Thrash 73-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 21–0 Louisville , Drive: 2 plays, 69 yards, 0:44 2:37 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 72-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 28–0 Louisville , Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:33 Third quarter 7:08 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 35–0 Louisville , Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:30 0:58 LOU – Ahmari Higgins-Bruce 6-yard run (Nick Lopez kick) – 42–0 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:11 Fourth quarter 14:55 LOU – Keyjuan Brown 4-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 49–0 Louisville , Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 0:57 9:44 LOU – Joey Gatewood 34-yard pass from Harrison Bailey (Nick Lopez kick) – 56–0 Louisville , Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:45
Statistics MUR LOU First downs 8 29 Plays–yards 54–166 78–690 Rushes–yards 32–94 44–344 Passing yards 72 346 Passing: comp–att–int 8–22–1 25–34–2 Time of possession 28:53 31:07
Team Category Player Statistics Murray State Passing DJ Williams 7/16, 68 yards Rushing Kywon Morgan 11 carries, 34 yards Receiving Jacob Bell 4 receptions, 26 yards Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 16/22, 247 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jawhar Jordan 7 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 3 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line Over/under LOU −10 51
Louisville Cardinals (2–0) vs. Indiana Hoosiers (1–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Louisville 7 14 0 0 21 Indiana 0 0 14 0 14
at Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Indiana
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : SunnyGame attendance : 37,250Referee : Stuart MullinsTV announcers (BTN) : Connor Onion (play-by-play), Brock Vereen (analyst), and Meghan McKeown (sideline)
Game information First quarter 2:34 LOU – Jamari Thrash 85-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 2 plays, 85 yards, 0:15 Second quarter 7:44 LOU – Maurice Turner 2-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville , Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:26 1:52 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 25-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 21–0 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:18 Third quarter 13:46 IND – Jaylin Lucas 30-yard pass from Tayven Jackson (Chris Freeman kick) – 21–7 Louisville , Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:14 0:55 IND – Josh Henderson 2-yard run (Chris Freeman kick) – 21–14 Louisville , Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 7:27
Statistics LOU IU First downs 20 19 Plays–yards 62–422 61–357 Rushes–yards 39–184 27–58 Passing yards 238 299 Passing: comp–att–int 13–23–1 24–34–1 Time of possession 28:48 31:12
Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 13/23, 238 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jawhar Jordan 18 carries, 113 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 4 receptions, 159 yards, 1 TD Indiana Passing Tayven Jackson 24/34, 299 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jaylin Lucas 8 carries, 29 yards Receiving Jaylin Lucas 10 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line Over/under LOU −14 53
Boston College Eagles (1–2) at Louisville Cardinals (3–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Boston College 0 14 7 7 28 Louisville 14 28 14 0 56
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind : 7 mph NEGame attendance : 48,294Referee : Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (ACC Network) : Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst) and Marilyn Paine (sideline)
Game information First quarter 9:47 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 33-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:19 3:21 LOU – Nate Kurisky 1-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville , Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:09 Second quarter 14:12 LOU – Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 45-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 21–0 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:05 8:43 LOU – Jack Plummer 9-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 28–0 Louisville , Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:04 5:38 BC – Thomas Castellanos 39-yard run (Liam Connor kick) – 28–7 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:05 3:19 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 2-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 35–7 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:11 0:33 BC – Ryan O'Keefe 30-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Liam Connor kick) – 35–14 Louisville , Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:46 0:08 LOU – Jamari Thrash 42-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 42–14 Louisville , Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:25 Third quarter 14:46 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 75-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 49–14 Louisville , Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14 12:53 BC – Lewis Bond 22-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Liam Connor kick) – 49–21 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:53 10:04 LOU – Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 55-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 56–21 Louisville , Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:09 Fourth quarter 14:33 BC – Lewis Bond 11-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos (Liam Connor kick) – 56–28 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:46
Statistics BC LOU First downs 23 22 Plays–yards 72–427 62–582 Rushes–yards 31–132 41–194 Passing yards 295 388 Passing: comp–att–int 21–41–0 18–21–0 Time of possession 25:24 34:36
Team Category Player Statistics Boston College Passing Thomas Castellanos 17/33, 265 yards, 3 TD Rushing Thomas Castellanos 10 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ryan O'Keefe 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 18/21, 388 yards, 5 TD Rushing Jawhar Jordan 18 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD Receiving Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 3 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD
Pregame line Over/under LOU −3.5 56.5
Louisville Cardinals (4–0) at NC State Wolfpack (3–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Louisville 0 0 10 3 13 NC State 0 10 0 0 10
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind : 4 mph NEGame attendance : 56,919Referee : Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ESPN) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information Second quarter 6:27 NCST – Delbert Mimms III 4-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick) – 7–0 NC State , Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 6:54 0:00 NCST – Brayden Narveson 48-yard field goal – 10–0 NC State , Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:49 Third quarter 6:38 LOU – Chris Bell 39-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 10–7 NC State , Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 0:56 1:32 LOU – Brock Travelstead 33-yard field goal – 10–10 , Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:13 Fourth quarter 5:32 LOU – Brock Travelstead 53-yard field goal – 13–10 Louisville , Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:13
Statistics LOU NCSU First downs 18 9 Plays–yards 64–306 56–201 Rushes–yards 29–20 31–89 Passing yards 286 112 Passing: comp–att–int 21–35–2 13–25–2 Time of possession 31:03 28:57
Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 21/35, 286 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jawhar Jordan 16 carries, 32 yards Receiving Chris Bell 3 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 13/25, 112 yards, 2 INT Rushing Brennan Armstrong 17 carries, 61 yards Receiving Terrell Timmons Jr. 3 receptions, 71 yards
vs. No. 10 Notre Dame [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under ND −6.5 53
No. 10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5–1) at No. 25 Louisville Cardinals (5–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 10 Notre Dame 0 7 6 7 20 No. 25 Louisville 7 0 10 16 33
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Game information First quarter 6:05 LOU – Jamari Thrash 9-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 7:06 Second quarter 6:58 ND – Jordan Faison 36-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick) – 7–7 , Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 5:45 Third quarter 13:18 ND – Spencer Shrader 53-yard field goal – 10–7 Notre Dame , Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:35 8:24 LOU – Brock Travelstead 44-yard field goal – 10–10 , Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:54 5:45 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 45-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 17–10 Louisville , Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:43 1:06 ND – Spencer Shrader 54-yard field goal – 17–13 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 4:39 Fourth quarter 11:12 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 21-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 24–13 Louisville , Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:54 7:31 LOU – Brock Travelstead 45-yard field goal – 27–13 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:11 5:02 LOU – Brock Travelstead 32-yard field goal – 30–13 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, −4 yards, 2:18 3:12 LOU – Brock Travelstead 35-yard field goal – 33–13 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:22 1:35 ND – Mitchell Evans 6-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick) – 33–20 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:37
Statistics ND LOU First downs 16 17 Plays–yards 66–298 64–330 Rushes–yards 28–44 40–185 Passing yards 254 145 Passing: comp–att–int 22–38–3 17–24–0 Time of possession 28:43 31:17
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Sam Hartman 22/38, 254 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Jeremiyah Love 5 carries, 37 yards Receiving Mitchell Evans 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 17/24, 145 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jawhar Jordan 21 carries, 143 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 8 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line Over/under LOU −7.5 46.5
No. 14 Louisville Cardinals (6–0) at Pittsburgh Pathers (1–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Louisville 7 14 0 0 21 Pittsburgh 7 7 17 7 38
at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date : Game time : 6:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Rain • Temperature : 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind : 7 mph NWGame attendance : 46,296Referee : Jeff HeaserTV announcers (CW Network) : Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Treavor Scales (sideline)
Game information First quarter 11:39 LOU – Chris Bell 7-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:08 2:37 PIT – Bub Means 46-yd pass from Christian Veilleux (Ben Sauls kick) – 7–7 , Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:13 Second quarter 11:43 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 1-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–7 Louisville , Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:17 1:23 PIT – C'Bo Flemister 1-yard run (Ben Sauls kick) – 14–14 , Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:00 0:25 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 5-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 21–14 Louisville , Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 0:58 Third quarter 11:32 PIT – Ben Sauls 46-yard field goal – 21–17 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:32 3:39 PIT – C'Bo Flemister 3-yard run (Ben Sauls kick) – 24–21 Pittsburgh , Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 6:44 0:14 PIT – M.J. Devonshire 86-yard interception (Ben Sauls kick) – 31–21 Pittsburgh Fourth quarter 3:03 PIT – Konata Mumpfield 31-yard pass from Christian Veilleux (Ben Sauls kick) – 38–21 Pittsburgh , Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:25
Statistics LOU PITT First downs 28 13 Plays–yards 86–430 60–288 Rushes–yards 33–80 33–88 Passing yards 350 200 Passing: comp–att–int 29–52–2 12–26–0 Time of possession 33:11 26:49
Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 29/52, 350 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Maurice Turner 12 carries, 81 yards Receiving Jamari Thrash 9 receptions, 120 yards Pittsburgh Passing Christian Veilleux 12/26, 200 yards, 2 TD Rushing Rodney Hammond 11 carries, 50 yards Receiving Bub Means 4 receptions, 71 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line Over/under LOU −4.5 46.5
No. 20 Duke Blue Devils (5–2) at No. 18 Louisville Cardinals (6–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Duke 0 0 0 0 0 No. 18 Louisville 14 3 6 0 23
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind : 4 mph NGame attendance : 52,319Referee : Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ESPN) : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information First quarter 7:13 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 14-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:19 1:01 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 23-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville , Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:09 Second quarter 0:49 LOU – Brock Travelstead 47-yard field goal – 17–0 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:49 Third quarter 7:32 LOU – Brock Travelstead 20-yard field goal – 20–0 Louisville , Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:28 3:24 LOU – Brock Travelstead 24-yard field goal – 23–0 Louisville , Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:31
Statistics DUKE LOU First downs 9 20 Plays–yards 49–202 64–351 Rushes–yards 21–51 48–234 Passing yards 151 117 Passing: comp–att–int 12–28–1 11–16–0 Time of possession 23:09 36:51
Team Category Player Statistics Duke Passing Riley Leonard 9/23, 121 yards, 1 INT Rushing Jordan Waters 5 carries, 23 yards Receiving Jordan Moore 6 receptions, 92 yards Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 11/16, 117 yards Rushing Jawhar Jordan 21 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 7 receptions, 73 yards
Pregame line Over/under LOU −8.5 46.5
Virginia Tech Hokies (4–4) at No. 13 Louisville Cardinals (7–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Virginia Tech 0 3 0 0 3 No. 13 Louisville 7 7 13 7 34
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind : 9 mph SWGame attendance : 49,945Referee : Tim HedgepethTV announcers (ACCN) : Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), Ashley Stroehlein (sideline)
Game information First quarter 6:53 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:45 Second quarter 14:52 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 39-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville , Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:50 0:00 VT – John Love 44-yard field goal – 14–3 Louisville , Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:03 Third quarter 9:38 LOU – Jadon Thompson 37-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 21–3 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:17 6:58 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 12-yard run (Missed PAT) – 27–3 Louisville , Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:23 Fourth quarter 8:16 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 36-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 34–3 Louisville , Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 0:50
Statistics VT LOU First downs 12 17 Plays–yards 51–140 51–382 Rushes–yards 28–68 38–231 Passing yards 72 151 Passing: comp–att–int 13–23–1 12–13–0 Time of possession 27:45 32:15
Team Category Player Statistics Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 12/21, 69 yards, 1 INT Rushing Bhayshul Tuten 11 carries, 57 yards Receiving Da'Quan Felton 4 receptions, 34 yards Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 11/12, 141 yards, 1 TD Rushing Isaac Guerendo 11 carries, 146 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jadon Thompson 2 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line Over/under LOU −20.5 49.5
Virginia Cavaliers (2–7) at No. 11 Louisville Cardinals (8–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Virginia 0 0 21 3 24 No. 11 Louisville 7 7 0 17 31
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind : 6 mph NEGame attendance : 44,628Referee : Marcus WoodsTV announcers (ESPN) : Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst), Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information First quarter 6:42 LOU – Joey Gatewood 4-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 3:04 Second quarter 3:01 LOU – Jimmy Calloway 0-yard punt return (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville Third quarter 4:15 UVA – Jack Griese 1-yard run (Will Bettridge kick) – 14–7 Louisville , Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:25 4:05 UVA – Kam Robinson 28-yard interception (Will Bettridge kick) – 14–14 0:49 UVA – Malik Washington 42-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge kick) – 21–14 Virginia , Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:45 Fourth quarter 11:15 LOU – Brock Travelstead 35-yard field goal – 21–17 Virginia , Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 4:26 7:54 UVA – Will Bettridge 38-yard field goal – 24–17 Virginia , Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:21 6:20 LOU – Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 52-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) – 24–24 , Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:27 3:24 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 73-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 31–24 Louisville , Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:12
Statistics UVA LOU First downs 21 19 Plays–yards 68–434 59–423 Rushes–yards 36–120 31–180 Passing yards 314 243 Passing: comp–att–int 20–32–1 19–28–1 Time of possession 30:08 29:52
Team Category Player Statistics Virginia Passing Anthony Colandrea 20/31, 314 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Anthony Colandrea 14 carries, 89 yards Receiving Malik Washington 9 receptions, 155 yards, 1 TD Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 19/28, 243 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jawhar Jordan 17 carries, 95 yards Receiving Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 1 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD
Pregame line Over/under MIA −1.5 46.5
No. 10 Louisville Cardinals (9–1) at Miami Hurricanes (6–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 10 Louisville 14 6 3 15 38 Miami 14 7 7 3 31
at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind : 10 mph NWGame attendance : 44,996Referee : Gary PattersonTV announcers (ABC) : Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information First quarter 8:02 LOU – Nate Kurisky 2-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick) 7–0 Louisville , Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:50 6:06 MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 21-yard run (Andres Borregales kick) – 7–7 , Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:56 3:17 MIA – Xavier Restrepo 15-yard pass from Tyler Van Dyke (Andres Borregales kick) – 14–7 Miami , Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:32 0:18 LOU – Isaac Guerendo 12-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–14 , Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:49 Second quarter 7:42 MIA – Brashard Smith 34-yard run (Andres Borregales kick) – 21–14 Miami , Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 5:39 0:08 LOU – Trevonte Sylvester 1-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Missed PAT) – 21–20 Miami , Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 2:08 Third quarter 11:28 LOU – Nick Lopez 40-yard field goal – 23–21 Louisville , Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:27 5:48 MIA – Mark Fletcher Jr. 1-yard run (Andres Borregales kick) – 28–23 Miami , Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:15 11:02 LOU – Evan Conley 5-yard run (Jamari Thrash pass from Jack Plummer) – 31–28 Louisville , Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:54 Fourth quarter 5:34 MIA – Andres Borregales 51-yard field goal – 31–31 , Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:28 4:17 LOU – Kevin Coleman Jr. 58-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Nick Lopez kick) – 38–31 Louisville , Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17
Statistics LOU MIA First downs 26 21 Plays–yards 71–470 65–486 Rushes–yards 34–162 26–159 Passing yards 308 327 Passing: comp–att–int 24–37–1 24–39–0 Time of possession 30:21 29:39
Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 24/37, 308 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Isaac Guerendo 15 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kevin Coleman 2 receptions, 58 yards, 1 TD Miami Passing Tyler Van Dyke 24/39, 327 yards, 1 TD Rushing Mark Fletcher 17 carries, 126 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Restrepo 8 receptions, 193 yards, 1 TD
Game Twelve – Kentucky Wildcats (6–5) at No. 10 Louisville Cardinals (10–1) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 0 7 14 17 38 No. 10 Louisville 7 3 14 7 31
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
Date : Saturday, November 25, 2023Game time : 12:00 p.m. EST Game attendance : 59,225Referee : Lee HendrickTV announcers (ABC) : Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (color), Katie George (sideline)
Game information First quarter (3:40) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1-yard run (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 8:19; Louisville 7-0 ) Second quarter (8:07) UK – Dane Key 9-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 5:19; Tied 7-7 ) (4:25) LOU – Brock Travelstead 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:33; Louisville 10-7 ) Third quarter (5:50) LOU – Jawhar Jordan 1-yard run (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 9:10; Louisville 17-7 ) (5:38) UK – Barion Brown 100-yard kickoff return (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 0 plays, 100 yards, 0:12; Louisville 17-14 ) (2:48) LOU – Joey Gatewood 11-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:41; Louisville 24-14 ) (1:49) UK – Ray Davis 20-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:59; Louisville 24-21 ) Fourth quarter (10:21) UK – Alex Raynor 46-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 20 yards, 4:45; Tied 24-24 ) (8:37) UK – Ray Davis 20-yard pass from Devin Leary (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:46; Kentucky 31-24 ) (2:33) LOU – Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 21-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Nick Lopez kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:01; Tied 31-31 ) (1:02) UK – Ray Davis 37-yard run (Alex Raynor kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31; Kentucky 38-31 )
Statistics UK LOU First downs 16 23 Total yards 47–289 76–403 Rushing yards 25–83 43–161 Passing yards 206 242 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–22–1 24–33–1 Time of possession 23:26 36:34
Team Category Player Statistics Kentucky Passing Devin Leary 12/22, 206 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Ray Davis 14 carries, 76 yards, TD Receiving Izayah Cummings 1 reception, 55 yards Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 24/33, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jawhar Jordan 17 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jamari Thrash 6 receptions, 60 yards
Statistics LOU FSU First downs 10 12 Plays–yards 70–188 65–219 Rushes–yards 34–77 44–164 Passing yards 111 55 Passing: comp–att–int 14–36–1 8–21–0 Time of possession 28:32 31:28
Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 14/36, 111 yards, 1 INT Rushing Jawhar Jordan 14 carries, 52 yards Receiving Jamari Thrash 7 receptions, 52 yards Florida State Passing Brock Glenn 8/21, 55 yards Rushing Lawrence Toafili 10 carries, 118 yards, 1 TD Receiving Johnny Wilson 2 receptions, 21 yards
2023 DirectTV Holiday Bowl No. 15 Louisville Cardinals (10–3, 7–1) vs. USC Trojans (7–5, 5–4) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Cardinals 7 7 7 7 28 Trojans 7 21 7 7 42
at Petco Park • San Diego, California
Date : Game time : 8:00 p.m. EST /5:00 p.m. PST Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind : 5 mph (8.0 km/h) NWGame attendance : 35,317Referee : Lee HedrickTV announcers (FOX ) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (Sideline Reporter)Box score
Game information First quarter (8:37) LOU – Isaac Guerendo 2-yard run, Nick Lopez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:10; Louisville 7–0 ) (4:25) USC – Tahj Washington 17-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:33; Tied 7–7 ) Second quarter (8:07) USC – Tahj Washington 29-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:13; USC 14–7 ) (6:30) USC – Kyron Hudson 9-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:39; USC 21–7 ) (1:56) LOU – Evan Conley 9-yard run, Nick Lopez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:34; USC 21–14 ) (0:19) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 31-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:15; USC 28–14 ) Third quarter (9:43) LOU – Isaac Guerendo 1-yard run, Nick Lopez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:41; USC 28–21 ) (4:51) USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 12-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 4:52; USC 35–21 ) Fourth quarter (12:51) LOU – Isaac Guerendo 2-yard run, Nick Lopez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 7:00; USC 35–28 ) (10:00) USC – Duce Robinson 44-yard pass from Miller Moss, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; USC 42–28 )
Statistics No. 15 Louisville USC First downs 22 19 Plays–yards 70–361 52–443 Rushes–yards 45–220 19–71 Passing yards 141 372 Passing: comp–att–int 21–25–0 23–33–1 Time of possession 36:34 23:26
Team Category Player Statistics No. 15 Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 21–25, 141 yds Rushing Isaac Guerendo 23 cars, 161 yds, 3 TDs Receiving Isaac Guerendo 5 rec, 42 yds USC Passing Miller Moss 23–33, 372 yds, 6 TDs, 1 Int Rushing Austin Jones 11 cars, 60 yds Receiving Tahj Washington 7 rec, 99 yds, 2 TDs
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